Fires

Four FDNY assistant chiefs sued FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh for demoting them and others, alleging New York City Mayor Eric Adams' appointee is a "political operative" jeopardizing public safety.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking information from Tesla about a fatal crash in Contra Costa County, California on Feb. 18.

Lithium-ion batteries are fueling homeowner's concerns after the batteries caused a series of fires. Lithium-ion battery fires occur when the battery overheats or a defect.

U.S. fire departments are reporting increased challenges in putting out fires involving electric vehicles such as Teslas, as electric vehicles are capturing a greater market share.

An investigation into a blaze at an egg farm in Bozrah, Connecticut is currently ongoing, according to a statement Monday from egg producer Hillandale Farms.

A Tesla Model S became engulfed in flames after the vehicle's battery compartment "spontaneously" combusted while driving on a freeway near Sacramento, California, on Saturday.

An Amazon tractor-trailer carrying 8,000 pounds of merchandise caught fire on Interstate 15 on Friday, leaving many of the packages unsalvagable, the California Highway Patrol said.

A Tesla vehicle burst into flames while driving on a Pennsylvania highway Tuesday morning, requiring firefighters to use 12,000 gallons of water to extinguish it.

A Northern California wildfire that killed two people may have been caused by a problem with a machine operated by a wood products company, Roseburg Forest Products Co.

Amazon said that it "proactively powered off our onsite solar installations in North America" after a recent string of costly fires at warehouses.

Four McDonald's employees in Joshua, Texas, rescued a driver who fell asleep and crashed near their restaurant. The car flipped and burst into flames.

The Federal Aviation Administration is working with SpaceX as the company examines a fire that took place during a ground test of Starship's Super Heavy Rocket Booster.

Ford has expanded its recall of SUVs and has told owners to park their vehicles outside and away from buildings due to the risk of engine fire.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. agreed to a $55 million settlement with six California counties over the devastation brought by the Kincade and Dixie fires, meaning the company escapes criminal probes over its operations.

The first lawsuit assigning blame for the wildfire that destroyed over 1,000 homes in suburban Denver has been filed.

The Felicity Ace, which was scheduled to arrive in the Port of Davisville, Rhode Island, on Feb. 23, started burning in the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 16 near the Azores Islands.

Nearly a week after its 22 crew members abandoned ship, the Felicity Ace car carrier is "still assumed to remain on fire drifting south of the Azores Islands in the Atlantic," according to its manager MOL Ship Management.

Insurance may not cover all of a rebuild, and labor shortages may make it difficult for fire victims in Colorado to quickly rebuild.

A “major industrial accident” at Exxon's Baytown, Texas, plant near Houston may have resulted in four injuries, the Harris County sheriff said on Twitter early Friday.

One employee of a QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, died in a devastating fire that started in the early hours of Saturday morning, officials announced Sunday.